Mara profited from past donors

Patrick Mara had a deal with a conservative group to solicit the donors to his 2008 campaign and get a cut of the money. Mara says it was no big deal, while some lawyers say it could have violated the law. (Post) Twitter

Unbuilt VA highway already creating sprawl?

A developer who owns 737 acres in Loudoun County wants to rezone it to hold over 800 houses. It’s right on the planned Bi-County Parkway, a segment of the Outer Beltway which the McDonnell administration is pushing, and shows that inducing sprawl is indeed the likely consequence. (WBJ) Twitter

This garage is convertible

Douglas Development is building a 1,000 space garage on New York Avenue NE as part of an office development. The design will allow one day converting it to apartments instead if there’s demand and better transit. (City Paper) Twitter

Big verdict for unsafe bus stop

A jury awards $90 million from Prince George’s schools after a driver killed a 13-year-old girl crossing the street to a bus stop. The jury found the schools didn’t adequately provide safe transportation. (Post) Twitter

Metro fights fatigue

WMATA will combat fatigue by limiting overtime and starting a fatigue awareness campaign. The $5 million program covers maintenance workers and power technicians but not bus drivers and rail operators. (Examiner) Twitter

Jereme Altendorf is your typical political junkie and addicted to issues related to public transportation, inter-city rail and urbanism. Professionally, he is a US Coast Guard Reserve Officer and an environmental emergency response expert who consults with federal agencies to develop environmental emergency response and regulatory programs.